Women protested sexual abuse and harassment Sunday in 11 French cities under the #MeToo banner in the wake of mounting allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. "It's really important for us to make our voices heard, as women, because we are not equal," said American student Brook Djayan, 25. "In France, in the U.S., anywhere, we're really not equal and I think it's important that we just come out and say so." French statistics show that over 80,000 adult women face rape or attempted rape every year in the country but only 10 percent file a complaint. The French government last week proposed a bill that aims to eventually make harassment against women on French streets an offense that will be punished with fines.

Source: ABC News October 29, 2017 15:33 UTC